BBD 08.17.16 Living the Right Way (New)

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Since June 8^th 1998, this
is the 1769^th

Burning Bush Devotional

17 August 2016

Living the Right Way

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming
the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be UNWISE, but understand
what the will of the Lord is. And DO NOT BE DRUNK with wine, in which
is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart
to the Lord, GIVING THANKS always for all things to God the Father in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ. – Ephesians 5:15-20 NKJV.

The
Unwise:

What
would you do if you won a $3 million dollar lottery prize? Ronnie Music Jr. who
is 45-years-old, thought the wise use of his $3 million dollars would be to
invest in a trafficking methamphetamine organization. However, he is now in
jail and facing a long long prison sentence. When he was arrested, he and his
helpers were caught with $1 million in drugs and guns. (Atlanta Journal –
Constitution 07.26.2016)

The Drunk:

29-year-old
Stacy Sanchez is in trouble, a lot of trouble. She was on her way home after
spending hours at several Oceanside, California bars when she hit a homeless
man with her vehicle. The man was killed by the impact; however, Stacy didn’t
stop her car, and she kept on going for ¾ mile with the body of her victim
stuck in her windshield. When she arrived at her home, her husband called
police. Stacy has been charged with DUI and vehicular manslaughter. (New York
Post 06.28.16)

The
Thankful:

The Family
Minute dot com gives eight things that you can be thankful for: family,
friends, having a home and food, laughter, job, freedoms, those impacting your
life positively, and for your health. The Thought Catalog gives 51 things you
can be thankful about. And, Real Simple dot com gives 100 things you can be
thankful about. 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 says, “pray without
ceasing, in
everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” That is where perhaps most well-known illustration about thanksgiving originates.
Corrie Ten Boom, in a Nazi camp for Jewish people waiting for the gas chambers,
is told by her sister to thank God even for the fleas in their barracks. As
Corrie found out later the fleas made the guards stay away from their barracks.

The apostle Paul gives the
formula for living a successful life in Ephesians 5:15-20: Be Wise, Be
Sober, and Be Thankful. How do we have wisdom? We are told this in James 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom,
let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it
will be given to him.” Sobriety flows out of
having wisdom, which will then result in our being filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18) instead of being drunk or
high. If we are wise, and we are filled with the Spirit, as a result we will be
thankful in everything as we are commanded in 1 Thessalonians 5:18. This is how we can live the right way, God’s
way.

Copyright © 2016. Ed Wrather. The
Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998
the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather
began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of those first
devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison
facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
18 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush
Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than 14,000
subscribers across the world.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help for Overcoming Sexual Addictions

In Times of Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and
Strengthen You

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
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Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Prayer
Requests:
Please continue to pray for Michelle Abetz, Shane
Hall, Brent, Brad, Reta (my sister), Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Loretta Brewer
and Jeanie. I am still recovering from my hip problem, but thankfully I am no
longer in pain.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. Many
prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page.
You can also post your prayer requests there (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Since June 8^th 1998, this
is the 1769^th

Burning Bush Devotional

17 August 2016

Living the Right Way

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming
the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be UNWISE, but understand
what the will of the Lord is. And DO NOT BE DRUNK with wine, in which
is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart
to the Lord, GIVING THANKS always for all things to God the Father in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ. – Ephesians 5:15-20 NKJV.

The
Unwise:

What
would you do if you won a $3 million dollar lottery prize? Ronnie Music Jr. who
is 45-years-old, thought the wise use of his $3 million dollars would be to
invest in a trafficking methamphetamine organization. However, he is now in
jail and facing a long long prison sentence. When he was arrested, he and his
helpers were caught with $1 million in drugs and guns. (Atlanta Journal –
Constitution 07.26.2016)

The Drunk:

29-year-old
Stacy Sanchez is in trouble, a lot of trouble. She was on her way home after
spending hours at several Oceanside, California bars when she hit a homeless
man with her vehicle. The man was killed by the impact; however, Stacy didn’t
stop her car, and she kept on going for ¾ mile with the body of her victim
stuck in her windshield. When she arrived at her home, her husband called
police. Stacy has been charged with DUI and vehicular manslaughter. (New York
Post 06.28.16)

The
Thankful:

The Family
Minute dot com gives eight things that you can be thankful for: family,
friends, having a home and food, laughter, job, freedoms, those impacting your
life positively, and for your health. The Thought Catalog gives 51 things you
can be thankful about. And, Real Simple dot com gives 100 things you can be
thankful about. 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 says, “pray without
ceasing, in
everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” That is where perhaps most well-known illustration about thanksgiving originates.
Corrie Ten Boom, in a Nazi camp for Jewish people waiting for the gas chambers,
is told by her sister to thank God even for the fleas in their barracks. As
Corrie found out later the fleas made the guards stay away from their barracks.

The apostle Paul gives the
formula for living a successful life in Ephesians 5:15-20: Be Wise, Be
Sober, and Be Thankful. How do we have wisdom? We are told this in James 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom,
let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it
will be given to him.” Sobriety flows out of
having wisdom, which will then result in our being filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18) instead of being drunk or
high. If we are wise, and we are filled with the Spirit, as a result we will be
thankful in everything as we are commanded in 1 Thessalonians 5:18. This is how we can live the right way, God’s
way.

Copyright © 2016. Ed Wrather. The
Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998
the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather
began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of those first
devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison
facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
18 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush
Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than 14,000
subscribers across the world.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help for Overcoming Sexual Addictions

In Times of Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and
Strengthen You

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Prayer
Requests:
Please continue to pray for Michelle Abetz, Shane
Hall, Brent, Brad, Reta (my sister), Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Loretta Brewer
and Jeanie. I am still recovering from my hip problem, but thankfully I am no
longer in pain.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. Many
prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page.
You can also post your prayer requests there (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo devotional group by
sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
to the confirmation email.

You may subscribe to the html text group (Because of time
constraints the devotional is only being sent now in html format) by sending a
blank email to burningbushhtml-join@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by
sending a blank email to burningbushhtml-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
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